TIMING MODEL-1 “Time the Waves”

Explore how TIMING MODEL-1 “Time the Waves” functions, and delve into its example backtested performance metrics. If you find this timing model intriguing, consider subscribing at the bottom of the page.

Scaling in to a position

TIMING MODEL-1, “Time the Waves,’” provides a way to build a full investment position more gradually by “scaling in”.

Scaling in to a position offers several advantages for the investor:

Risk Management: Spreading risk across multiple entries minimizes potential losses if the price moves unfavorably.

Improved Average Price: Buying at different levels can lead to a more favorable average price, enhancing overall profitability, especially if the market dips or trades sideways following a key entry signal.

Emotional Control: Staged entries help maintain emotional discipline, reducing impulsive actions associated with all-or-nothing decisions.

Confirmation of Trends: Scaling in serves as a method to confirm trend strength, allowing investors to align with the market by starting with a small position and adding as the trend persists.

Reduced Pressure: Smaller initial positions alleviate psychological pressure, facilitating adherence to the trading plan and avoiding impulsive decisions.

It also psychologically facilitates the involvement of new subscribers who join midway through a timing wave, allowing them the option to participate. This aligns with the notion that it is less challenging to invest a modest amount of capital initially, rather than committing fully, especially considering the possibility that the wave might be concluding.

Example Backtested Performance Metrics

In this example, TIMING MODEL-1 “Time the Waves” invests 10% capital per day following a buy signal, then sold the entire position on the next sell signal. Results shown utilized a 2:1 margin ratio.

TIMING MODEL-1 “Time the Waves” is designed to perform optimally when using investment vehicles that closely track the Nasdaq-100 Index, hence the example uses QQQ (non-leveraged Nasdaq-100 ETF), QLD (2X leverage Nasdaq-100 ETF), TQQQ (3X leverage Nasdaq-100 ETF), and a select group of Nasdaq-100 stocks nicknamed the “Magnificent 7”, as well as FNGU (3X leverage FAANG+ ETN).

Although the examples were backtested with varying amounts of historical data, all use the same underlying algorithmic market timing tested on 36+ years of historical index data.

Shown with a variety of investment vehicles for comparison purposes

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*”Magnificent Seven” is a group of seven big tech stocks: Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), Amazon (AMZN), Nvidia (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA).

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Equity Curve vs Buy and Hold

Hypothetical growth of $15000 over time.

*”Magnificent Seven” is a group of seven big tech stocks: Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), Amazon (AMZN), Nvidia (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA).

Annualized Return and Drawdown

*”Magnificent Seven” is a group of seven big tech stocks: Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), Amazon (AMZN), Nvidia (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA).

Monthly Performance

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual
19991.751.4-6.322.3-4.2711.661.2119.5123.5352.61188.18%
2000-3.8223.92-1.127.46-13.7302.310000011.78%
2001-0.960011.870000-0.3616.4936.48.189.62%
20020000000004.7923.514.9235.79%
20030005.0816.910.6812.719.74-6.2618.131.115.9281.43%
20042.85-2.80.630000-0.111.889.7112.083.9430.85%
2005-7.340000-4.4415.16-3.022.49-2.9912.25-4.075.87%
200611.60000000.928.19.516.72-3.9936.61%
20074.29-3.350.9411.166.370.782.2300.326.660032.62%
20080000.297.98-3.460000004.55%
2009001.422.56.335.47172.8711.04-6.0912.8410.28117.56%
2010-12.69.5915.364.240.860-0.37-9.7926.412.58-0.59.3861.70%
20115.466.39-1.155.67-3.61000.34-0.8800-0.5911.69%
201216.712.869.61-0.2003.0610.294.0800070.45%
2013-0.220.565.584.956.99-1.060.71-1.958.959.736.985.1456.28%
2014-3.769.4-6-0.669.335.662.1810.10.2705.73-1.6533.22%
201502.33-5.073.444.58-5.3912.92001.940.81015.37%
2016002.24-6.629.06-5.0414.562.073.89-2.840.861.6419.63%
201710.228.633.65.317.7-4.997.964.17-1.019.113.90.7769.99%
201819.140001.831.625.3111.78-0.89-6.540-0.0134.41%
201910.615.877.4812.220000-2.048.658.057.1374.01%
20206.1113.010.1117.8113.1612.1714.4820.880.15-9.9623.119.38201.65%
20210.1614.8700.51-2.312.285.778.310.912.553.09055.03%
2022000.860.04001.995.08003.43-1.2610.44%
20233.66-3.619.40.9715.612.287.660000.7969.67%

*QQQ L/S means this sample performance metric goes both Long and Short on QQQ

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual
20061.8415.3718.0711.67-20.3923.33%
20076.87-7.91.4224.212.10.862.3500.7612.10062.06%
20080000.3716.05-8.070000007.08%
2009002.7547.5611.5310.9435.695.1223.13-13.0627.2522.12345.13%
2010-27.0722.4234.728.181.350-0.76-19.1959.6526.7-1.9419.82151.35%
201110.3212.58-2.8512.12-8.02000.72-2.3600-0.8721.31%
201235.2726.5520.27-0.46005.5221.318.97000185.86%
2013-0.630.7111.749.113.99-2.331.41-4.3518.920.4113.8411.64139.73%
2014-8.2421.61-11.38-2.3319.512.113.8920.960.34011.65-3.1776.39%
201504.72-9.866.549.19-10.1726.85003.961.58032.14%
2016004.67-13.5618.76-9.9830.853.68.23-6.331.24.3140.32%
201721.2917.697.6610.4515.34-10.2817.326.96-1.2818.657.361.4181.06%
201841.830003.462.389.9524.75-1.64-13.920-0.0374.41%
201921.4511.1615.0524.830000-3.9616.8516.2415.18191.32%
202011.1427.590.237.582525.9130.4244.820.35-20.4150.4819.9737.39%
2021-0.4431.4700.65-5.4426.111.0916.91.695.155.780130.74%
2022001.380.300410.03006.51-2.6720.62%
20237.23-9.0941.540.6630.9924.5414.4700164.05%

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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual
20100.34-19.0967.526.14-1.8118.85155.68%
201115.5118.21-4.9418.53-12.01001.06-4.4800-1.828.33%
201256.742.4831.66-0.56008.2232.6612.94000373.95%
2013-0.740.8417.6913.9221.11-3.922.14-6.7330.1630.3520.8517.56258.59%
2014-12.8133.35-16.4-4.3729.7218.934.9233.420.57018.25-5.32126.03%
201507.2-14.819.6713.48-15.2142.1005.912.41048.53%
2016006.89-20.1229.17-15.5450.025.7411.57-9.262.335.4161.36%
201732.6127.7611.1615.9623.01-16.4427.4910.37-2.0728.3410.662.43349.98%
201867.250005.161.9115.8138.74-3.11-20.190-0.09122.50%
201932.217.5221.7839.670000-6.0725.1824.8922.85376.72%
202015.6545.240.2758.2138.938.4546.0872.420.42-30.6885.0131.152079.98%
2021-3.9352.4701.05-9.1841.2516.5925.442.727.797.360230.10%
2022002.130.31005.9815.13008.87-3.5431.27%
202310.77-15.1564.890.1347.6737.6320.870002.72291.57%

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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual
201800000-0.4-0.40%
201939.010.2821.1130.460000-16.7238.248.2647.66454.95%
202051.0277.910.879.5538.6351.6192.75157.991.52-30.6559.8772.159747.71%
20210.4110.80-8.41-18.1470.62-13.6918.6710.164.93-3.350209.80%
202200-2.124.39004.2317.820018.865.1656.84%
202319.62-6.4795.88-10.29132.745.87-8.660004.15534.85%

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